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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Kiyoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Tomoya Takeuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kunihiro Ukai, Nara, JP;
Abstract
A hydrogen generation apparatus () includes: a reformer () configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material and steam; a raw material passage () through which the raw material that is supplied to the reformer () flows; a hydrodesulfurizer () provided downstream from a most downstream valve () on the raw material passage () and configured to remove a sulfur compound from the raw material; a sealer () provided on a passage () downstream from the reformer () and configured to block communication between the reformer () and the atmosphere; and a depressurizer () provided on the raw material passage () at a portion connecting the hydrodesulfurizer () and the reformer () and configured to release, to the atmosphere, pressure in the reformer () that has increased after the sealer () is closed.